Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council

Released by the National Public Safety Partnership’s (PSP) Virtual Academy, the Crime Guns Training Suite offers law enforcement officers, detectives, executives, and other key public safety partners and stakeholders free interactive training courses developed by national law enforcement experts on how to effectively combat gun violence from the enforcement, analytical, and strategic perspectives. Students will learn key concepts and strategies to assist them in their investigative pursuits, including the fundamentals of firearms identification; how to use the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and eTrace; how to triage NIBIN leads for efficient resource allocation and investigative successes; how to leverage data and collaboration to implement gun violence reduction management strategies; and how to accurately identify, describe, and document privately made firearms. The courses in the training suite are as follows:

• Law Enforcement Guide to Crime Guns
• Navigating NIBIN Leads via the GETS System
• GunStat: A Data Driven Approach to Address Gun Violence
• Ghost Guns: Identifying and Tracing Privately Made Firearms
• Machinegun Conversion Devices (NEW and IADLEST Certified)

Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice and hosted by the Community Oriented Policing Services Program (COPS Office), this episode of The Beat centers on William (“Bill”) Bratton, the only person to have led the police departments of the United States' two largest cities—New York and Los Angeles. Bratton’s influence can be seen through agencies and officers across the country. Bratton joins The Beat to discuss his career and contemporary issues in law enforcement.

Written by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), this document is designed to reduce the information gap associated with harm reduction laws and help individuals and organizations better understand how the legal landscape in their states may impact access to harm reduction services and supplies and emergency medical assistance in an overdose. It includes detailed information regarding laws related to the possession and distribution of injection and smoking equipment, drug-checking equipment, naloxone access, statewide naloxone standing orders, and overdose Good Samaritan overdose protections in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This report acknowledges the great variation in the presence and specifics of these laws. These variations can create confusion among people who use drugs as well as people and organizations working to ensure that they have the supplies they need to protect themselves and others.

Released by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), this report provides a comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats endangering the United States. This annual report was written with the goal of saving American lives by raising awareness and understanding of these threats. The assessment provides law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and prevention and treatment specialists with essential intelligence to assist in establishing law enforcement priorities, formulating counterdrug policies, and allocating resources. The report also serves as a critical tool for informing and educating the public about the current drug threats. This year’s report highlights the dangerous shift from plant-based drugs to synthetic drugs. This shift has resulted in the most dangerous and deadly drug crisis the United States has ever faced. The report found that synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, are responsible for nearly all fatal drug poisonings in our nation.

Hosted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), this course is designed to provide investigators and prosecutors with the knowledge and tools they need to respond to the growing problem of investment fraud. Topics include what constitutes a security, using the Howey Test to determine whether a particular offering is a security, identifying investment fraud schemes, and investigative strategies for working with victims and perpetrators. The course also covers fraud prevention strategies, and students are provided with additional resources for both prevention and investigation.

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., ET